Professional Intervention

Have you ever truly wondered if you are blowing things out of proportion? When someone is exposed to the destructive and bizarre behaviors of an addict, they tend to be unable to identify or truly make an accurate assessment of the addict’s mental, emotional, spiritual and physical state which are direct results of the users drug or alcohol use. When we are unable to admit what is truly happening, we begin to take responsibility or pass the responsibility of the users behavior in directions that are the least painful to us. When this is done, we are enabling the addict. Enabling only reinforces the addictive behavior. Ask yourself if you have ever found yourself making these statements:

“Maybe it is me that is making them use.”
“Maybe I’m just reading into things to deeply.”
“Oh, it’s not as bad as I play it out to be.”
“They’re under a lot of stress. I would probably do the same thing!”

Many of our clients have come to us through family interventions often facilitated by one of our staff intervention specialists. A member of this team can coordinate the difficult task of communicating with your loved one about the realities of his or her addiction. Our intervention specialist will make arrangements with the family before hand and incorporate personal experiences in order to make this process as effective as possible. Studies show that outside experience and support throughout this process increases the effectiveness of rehabilitation and long term sobriety.